Lake Commandos

Steve heads to Sunset Lodge on mighty Lake of the Woods, to fish against long-time guide Dan Schmidt. The duo target fish with teeth - pike, walleye and muskie, while battling winds gusting to 50 miles and higher!

Steve takes on Scott Bonnema, whose bass fishing resume includes numerous tournament wins. They target giant bass on a heavily pressured lake not known for big fish.

Sometimes sight-fishing doesn't mean you cast to visible fish but to visible cover. Steve takes on famed guide Bret Alexander on a remote, hyper-clear Great Lakes bay where they target giant smallmouth.

Ever arrive at a lake with a great reputation only to find that the bite is tough? Steve takes on Elite Bass Pro Josh Bertrand, who is looking for revenge after an earlier Commando Battle.

Bassmaster editor James Hall joins Steve on a large, deep, clear natural lake loaded with smallmouth and largemouth bass. The question is, do fish bite during a total eclipse?

Berkley Pro Cory Sprengle has several tournament wins to his credit on the national walleye stage. Steve and Cory go head-to-head targeting Great Lakes walleyes using jigs and rattle baits.

Berkley's Dan Spangler spent years helping develop Berkley's line of elite hard baits. He goes head-to-head with Steve on a smaller natural lake that holds a number of big surprises.

Justin Lucas is one of the top bass talents on the Bassmaster Elite trail. Steve looks for revenge for an earlier loss on a small, natural lake that wasn't fishing well.

On this fall trip to the southern reaches Lake of the Woods, Steve goes up against tournament angler and former guide Joe Henry as they target walleye and sauger. It's crankbaits vs. the local favorite - jig and minnow.

Avid angler Jim McEvoy challenges Steve to a head-to-head competition on a massive, windswept lake known for giant walleye and smallmouth. Steve unveils the exciting new Berkley Snap Jig.

Like a lot of returning veterans, Major Michael Thompson loves to fish. On this episodes, he challenges Steve to a big bass battle on a small public lake where they target largemouth...and stumble on a pattern that produces numbers of giant fish.

Multi-species angler Mark Courts has been on every season of Lake Commandos. Today, he and Steve chase deep weedline bass using jigs and drop shot.

BASS Elite Pro Brent Chapman joins Steve on a power plant lake in Kansas. A winter cold front has slowed the bite; can these anglers figure them out?